Media bias in presidential election coverage, 1948-2008
Subtitle: evaluation via formal measurement
By: David W. D'Alessio
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780739164747; 9780739164761
Subjects: Press coverage; Presidents; Political campaigns; Journalism; Election; Mass media; Presidential candidates; Press and politics; Objectivity; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: On the nature of media bias; title: Forces acting on the news; title: The challenges of measuring bias; title: Are the media biased; title: Myths and realities of coverage; title: Conclusions, caveats, and ruminations.